We hope you saw Rita Leonard's story, "Popular Brooklyn Park playground program saved from budget axe," in The Bee this morning. "On May 14," she writes, "PP&R Commissioner Nick Fish announced that all 23 playground sites were saved for this summer." Youth programs are an important part of our community's safety net, and preserving the summer playground program was among the Commissioner's top budget priorities this year. Read the full article atthebeenews.com.

Thanks to flickr user jkprime for the photo of Brooklyn Park!